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28 The QUEE NS Courier • MAY 26, 2016 for breaking news visit www.qns.com First-ever Maspeth Craft Beer Festival is coming to Knockdown Center next month By Anthony Giudice agiudice@qns.com @A_GiudiceReport As the Knockdown Center prepares to open up two brand-new bar spaces, the arts and events venue will be hosting the first-ever Maspeth Craft Beer Festival and Wine Tasting, presented the Kiwanis Club of Maspeth on Friday, June 3. The festival, which will run from 6 to 10 p.m., will bring in more than 20 different local and national breweries that will be giving out samples of their finest beers, wines and ciders. “Big Alice Brewery, Bridge and Tunnel Brewery and The Radiant Pig Brewery are going to be involved as far as local brewers,” said Glenn Rudzewick of the Maspeth Kiwanis. “In addition, we are partnering up with some national brands such Brooklyn Brewery and Sam Adams. In addition, there will be wine tasting with Raphael Wines from the North Fork. Also, Strong Bow Cider will be offering tastings as well.” Drinks won’t be the only thing available for tasting at the festival, as food vendors such as Knot of this World Pretzels and Ho’Brah Tacos will be there selling some of their tastiest treats. Tickets for the festival are $50 in advance and $60 at the door. Each ticket holder will receive a tasting glass to take around with them and try all of the samplings from the vendors. There will also be a special designated driver ticket for $10. A designated driver ticket holder will receive free water and soda. Designated drivers do not receive a tasting glass with their tickets and are not permitted to sample any beer. Anyone with a designated driver ticket seen drinking will be removed from the festival immediately. All ticket holders must be 21+ and present valid photo ID for entry. Hat Trick Trio will be providing live tunes for the event. “Hat Trick Trio is a great band that have played many local venues such as Belmont Park and the Platt Duetsche Club in Franklin Square,” Rudzewick said. “They perform a huge playlist of covers that will appeal to very large audience. They play everything from the Beach Boys to Cold Play and many more.” “All of the proceeds will go towards charities that are supported by the Kiwanis,” Rudzewick said. “The charities include scholarships, youth sports organizations, Kamp Kiwanis and several other charitable ventures that the Kiwanis is involved with.” For more information and to buy tickets visit http://knockdown.center/ event/maspeth-craft-beerfestival/. Ridgewood high schooler wins first place in international bridge building competition By Anthony Giudice agiudice@qns.com @A_GiudiceReport Abrar Hussain, a 10thgrader at Grover Cleveland High School in Ridgewood, took home first place in the 2016 International Bridge Building Contest in Chicago on May 7, which was the highest finish by the Brooklyn/Queens/ Staten Island region or a New York State school at the nationals. The International Bridge Building Contest is an engineering contest where students design and build model bridges out of basswood and any commonly available adhesive, according to stringent specifications. To make it to the national competition, Hussain won the Regional Bridge Building Competition back on April 9 and represented the Brooklyn/Queens/ Staten Island Region at the International Bridge Building Competition. In order to qualify for the national competition, model bridges must be built to specific measurements and be tested in three possible loading locations. Each model bridge is tested by hanging weights or mechanically stressing the bridge in a downward direction. The bridges are then judged by aesthetics and efficiency, Abrar Hussain setting up his winning bridge at the 2016 International Bridge Building Contest. which is the number of grams the bridge can hold divided by the number of grams the bridge weighs. In the competition, Hussain’s bridge’s mass was 14.42 grams and was able to hold 46 grams, good enough for an efficiency score of 3,190, the highest efficiency rating ever for the school at the bridge building competition. Hussain’s bridge was also mentioned as a finalist for a certificate for distinctive workmanship and aesthetics. Hussain is part of Grover Cleveland’s Science Research Club, which was created to give students a chance to use the skills they have learned in their STEM Photo via Youtube/IIT Today classes to go beyond testing and solve real-world problems and issues. Hussain is 16 years old and arrived from Bangladesh with his family three and a half years ago. And it seems that bridge building runs in his family as well. His older brother Arafath came in 15th place at the Internationals in 2014, while his sister, Tasnia, came in eighth place at the 2015 Internationals in Portland, Oregon. Hussain and the entire Grover Cleveland Bridge Building Team will be honored by the City Council on Thursday, June 9, at City Hall for their achievements. Maspeth Kiwanis honor two distinguished members The Maspeth Kiwanis Club honored two of their members, Glenn Rudzewick, president, and J.P. DiTroia, lieutenant governor, for their years of hard work, dedication and service to the club during their tenure at a ceremony on May 19 at Terrace on the Park. Photo by Anthony Giudice


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